Nicola Sturgeon raised the spectre of the whole of Scotland being placed into the toughest level of a new five-tier lockdown system today as she pledged to keep schools open. The Scottish First Minister outlined Scotland’s new approach today as she said there were signs that the increase in new coronavirus cases in the country was … Read more
Number 10 has admitted Britain’s beleaguered Test and Trace ‘must improve’ after it emerged more than 100,000 potential coronavirus patients were missed by the scheme last week. Damning statistics published by the Government today showed the system only tracked down 59 per cent of close contacts of people who tested positive for the virus in the … Read more
Number 10 has admitted Britain’s beleaguered Test and Trace ‘must improve’ after it emerged more than 100,000 potential coronavirus patients were missed by the scheme last week. Damning statistics published by the Government today showed the system only tracked down 59 per cent of close contacts of people who tested positive for the virus in the … Read more
Priti Patel today branded Britain’s asylum system ‘broken’ after 20 migrants were taken off a new deportation flight to Germany. The Home Secretary sent another handful of migrants back to mainland Europe, but was hit by a flurry of 11th-hour legal challenges. An immigration enforcement charter flight yesterday flew three Iranians, two Eritreans, an Iraqi … Read more
With every household getting busier each day whether because of the adults’ work or the children’s online schooling, there is a demand for a faster Internet connection. There is 5G mobile connectivity being pushed all over the world but it may be long before it becomes a standard. WiFi is still the most popular. It … Read more
A top scientist has accused ministers of neglecting small laboratories that could save Britain’s chaotic testing system from collapse – as Labour called for Health Secretary Matt Hancock to resign over a swabbing bungle that saw thousands of cases missed. The Government is staring down the barrel of catastrophe as infections continue to spike and officials struggle … Read more
An Australian nutritionist has revealed how to avoid inflaming your digestive system by eating the right food every day. Susie Burrell, from Sydney, said there are a number of anti-inflammatory foods that should be consumed regularly – including fresh fruit, leafy green vegetables, nuts and legumes. The mother-of-two said inflammation is the body’s natural response … Read more
Since early July, British scientists grappling with the coronavirus pandemic have been involved in some very unlikely detective work. Every couple of days, they have been taking samples of wastewater from 44 of the UK’s largest sewage plants to study one particular component — what comes out of our loos. Wastewater is used water that’s … Read more
Earth is the only planet we know that has sentient life – but astronomers have found two dozen exoplanets that may have better conditions for life than our home world. A team led by Washington State University identified 24 ‘superhabitable’ planets out of more than 4,500 known exoplanets that could be a good candidate for … Read more
Ministers are planning tough new ‘red alert’ lockdowns, with a leaked document revealing that all social contact outside homes could be banned under the most extreme part of a proposed ‘traffic-light-style’ system, according to reports. The new three-tier system includes an Alert Level Three which will include tough new restrictions – which almost parallel the … Read more